82_FR_18958 82 FR 18881 - Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; General Permit To Limit Potential To Emit From Major Stationary Sources of Air Pollution

82 FR 18881 - Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; General Permit To Limit Potential To Emit From Major Stationary Sources of Air Pollution

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 77 (April 24, 2017)

Page Range18881-18882
FR Document2017-08113

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Connecticut. The intended effect of this action is to approve into the Connecticut SIP the provisions of Connecticut's ``General Permit to Limit Potential to Emit from Major Stationary Sources of Air Pollution'' (GPLPE) as they apply to the restriction of emissions of criteria pollutants for which EPA has established national ambient air quality standards. Separately, we are also approving the provisions of the GPLPE as it applies to the restriction of emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). The State issued the GPLPE on November 9, 2015. The permit imposes legally and practicably enforceable emissions limitations restricting eligible sources' potential to emit air pollutants. Such restrictions would generally allow eligible sources to avoid having to comply with reasonably available control technology (RACT) that would otherwise apply to major stationary sources, title V operating permit requirements, or other requirements that apply only to major stationary sources. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 77 (Monday, April 24, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 77 (Monday, April 24, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18881-18882]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08113]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2016-0542; A-1-FRL-9952-92-Region 1]


Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; General Permit To Limit Potential 
To Emit From Major Stationary Sources of Air Pollution

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the 
State of Connecticut. The intended effect of this action is to approve 
into the Connecticut SIP the provisions of Connecticut's ``General 
Permit to Limit Potential to Emit from Major Stationary Sources of Air 
Pollution'' (GPLPE) as they apply to the restriction of emissions of 
criteria pollutants for which EPA has established national ambient air 
quality standards. Separately, we are also approving the provisions of 
the GPLPE as it applies to the restriction of emissions of hazardous 
air pollutants (HAPs). The State issued the GPLPE on November 9, 2015. 
The permit imposes legally and practicably enforceable emissions 
limitations restricting eligible sources' potential to emit air 
pollutants. Such restrictions would generally allow eligible sources to 
avoid having to comply with reasonably available control technology 
(RACT) that would otherwise apply to major stationary sources, title V 
operating permit requirements, or other requirements that apply only to 
major stationary sources. This action is being taken in accordance with 
the Clean Air Act.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OAR-2016-0542 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to 
mcdonnell.ida@epa.gov. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov, 
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, 
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either 
manner of submission, the EPA may publish any comment received to its 
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you 
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia 
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written 
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and 
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will 
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of 
the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 
system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person 
identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full 
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia 
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please 
visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lancey, Air Permits, Toxics, and 
Indoor Programs Unit, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post Office 
Square--Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, 
telephone 617-918-1656, fax 617-918-0656, email lancey.susan@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules Section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct final 
rule without prior proposal because the

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Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no 
adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in 
the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response 
to this action rule, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA 
receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and 
all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final 
rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second 
comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action 
should do so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse 
comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that 
provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt 
as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an 
adverse comment.
    For additional information, see the direct final rule which is 
located in the Rules Section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: April 10, 2017.
Deborah A. Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
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                                                    review, under figure 2–1, paragraph                     List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117                    the restriction of emissions of hazardous
                                                    (32)(e), of the Instruction.                              Bridges.                                             air pollutants (HAPs). The State issued
                                                      Under figure 2–1, paragraph (32)(e), of                                                                      the GPLPE on November 9, 2015. The
                                                                                                              For the reasons discussed in the
                                                    the Instruction, an environmental                                                                              permit imposes legally and practicably
                                                                                                            preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to
                                                    analysis checklist and a categorical                                                                           enforceable emissions limitations
                                                                                                            amend 33 CFR part 117 as follows:
                                                    exclusion determination are not                                                                                restricting eligible sources’ potential to
                                                    required for this rule. We seek any                     PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE                                    emit air pollutants. Such restrictions
                                                    comments or information that may lead                   OPERATION REGULATIONS                                  would generally allow eligible sources
                                                    to the discovery of a significant                                                                              to avoid having to comply with
                                                    environmental impact from this                          ■ 1. The authority citation for part 117               reasonably available control technology
                                                    proposed rule.                                          continues to read as follows:                          (RACT) that would otherwise apply to
                                                                                                              Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05–1;             major stationary sources, title V
                                                    G. Protest Activities                                   Department of Homeland Security Delegation             operating permit requirements, or other
                                                                                                            No. 0170.1.                                            requirements that apply only to major
                                                      The Coast Guard respects the First
                                                                                                                                                                   stationary sources. This action is being
                                                    Amendment rights of protesters.                         ■ 2. Amend § 117.915 by revising
                                                                                                                                                                   taken in accordance with the Clean Air
                                                    Protesters are asked to contact the                     paragraph (a) to read as follows:
                                                                                                                                                                   Act.
                                                    person listed in the FOR FURTHER
                                                                                                            § 117.915    Ashley River.                             DATES: Written comments must be
                                                    INFORMATION CONTACT section to
                                                    coordinate protest activities so that your                 (a) The draws of the US17 highway                   received on or before May 24, 2017.
                                                    message can be received without                         bridges, mile 2.4 and 2.5 at Charleston,               ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                    jeopardizing the safety or security of                  SC shall open on signal; except that,                  identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R01–
                                                    people, places or vessels.                              from 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. daily, the draws                 OAR–2016–0542 at http://
                                                                                                            shall open only if at least 12 hours                   www.regulations.gov, or via email to
                                                    V. Public Participation and Request for                 notice is given. The draws of either                   mcdonnell.ida@epa.gov. For comments
                                                    Comments                                                bridge shall open as soon as possible for              submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the
                                                                                                            the passage of vessels in an emergency                 online instructions for submitting
                                                       We view public participation as
                                                                                                            involving danger to life or property.                  comments. Once submitted, comments
                                                    essential to effective rulemaking, and
                                                                                                            *      *    *     *     *                              cannot be edited or removed from
                                                    will consider all comments and material
                                                                                                                                                                   Regulations.gov. For either manner of
                                                    received during the comment period.                       Dated: April 7, 2017.                                submission, the EPA may publish any
                                                    Your comment can help shape the                         S.A. Buschman,                                         comment received to its public docket.
                                                    outcome of this rulemaking. If you                      Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,             Do not submit electronically any
                                                    submit a comment, please include the                    Seventh Coast Guard District.                          information you consider to be
                                                    docket number for this rulemaking,                      [FR Doc. 2017–08142 Filed 4–21–17; 8:45 am]            Confidential Business Information (CBI)
                                                    indicate the specific section of this                   BILLING CODE 9110–04–P                                 or other information whose disclosure is
                                                    document to which each comment
                                                                                                                                                                   restricted by statute. Multimedia
                                                    applies, and provide a reason for each
                                                                                                                                                                   submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
                                                    suggestion or recommendation.
                                                                                                            ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                               accompanied by a written comment.
                                                       We encourage you to submit                           AGENCY                                                 The written comment is considered the
                                                    comments through the Federal                                                                                   official comment and should include
                                                    eRulemaking Portal at http://                           40 CFR Part 52                                         discussion of all points you wish to
                                                    www.regulations.gov. If your material                                                                          make. The EPA will generally not
                                                                                                            [EPA–R01–OAR–2016–0542; A–1–FRL–
                                                    cannot be submitted using http://                       9952–92–Region 1]                                      consider comments or comment
                                                    www.regulations.gov, contact the person                                                                        contents located outside of the primary
                                                    in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                          Air Plan Approval; Connecticut;                        submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
                                                    CONTACT section of this document for                    General Permit To Limit Potential To                   other file sharing system). For
                                                    alternate instructions.                                 Emit From Major Stationary Sources of                  additional submission methods, please
                                                       We accept anonymous comments. All                    Air Pollution                                          contact the person identified in the FOR
                                                    comments received will be posted                                                                               FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
                                                                                                            AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                                    without change to http://                                                                                      For the full EPA public comment policy,
                                                                                                            Agency (EPA).
                                                    www.regulations.gov and will include                                                                           information about CBI or multimedia
                                                                                                            ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                                    any personal information you have                                                                              submissions, and general guidance on
                                                    provided. For more about privacy and                    SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                making effective comments, please visit
                                                    the docket, you may review a Privacy                    Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a                 http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
                                                    Act notice regarding the Federal Docket                 State Implementation Plan (SIP)                        commenting-epa-dockets.
                                                    Management System in the March 24,                      revision submitted by the State of                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    2005, issue of the Federal Register (70                 Connecticut. The intended effect of this               Susan Lancey, Air Permits, Toxics, and
                                                    FR 15086).                                              action is to approve into the                          Indoor Programs Unit, Office of
                                                       Documents mentioned in this                          Connecticut SIP the provisions of                      Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post Office
                                                    proposed rule and all public comments                   Connecticut’s ‘‘General Permit to Limit                Square—Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05–
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                                                    are in our online docket at http://                     Potential to Emit from Major Stationary                2), Boston, MA 02109–3912, telephone
                                                    www.regulations.gov and can be viewed                   Sources of Air Pollution’’ (GPLPE) as                  617–918–1656, fax 617–918–0656, email
                                                    by following that Web site’s                            they apply to the restriction of                       lancey.susan@epa.gov.
                                                    instructions. Additionally, if you go to                emissions of criteria pollutants for                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
                                                    the online docket and sign up for email                 which EPA has established national                     Final Rules Section of this Federal
                                                    alerts, you will be notified when                       ambient air quality standards.                         Register, EPA is approving the State’s
                                                    comments are posted or a final rule is                  Separately, we are also approving the                  SIP submittal as a direct final rule
                                                    published.                                              provisions of the GPLPE as it applies to               without prior proposal because the


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                                                    18882                    Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 77 / Monday, April 24, 2017 / Proposed Rules

                                                    Agency views this as a noncontroversial                 prevent the development of new, and                    www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/
                                                    submittal and anticipates no adverse                    the expansion of existing, commercial                  or http://www.mafmc.org.
                                                    comments. A detailed rationale for the                  fisheries on certain forage species until                Written comments regarding the
                                                    approval is set forth in the direct final               the Council has adequate opportunity                   burden-hour estimates or other aspects
                                                    rule. If no adverse comments are                        and information to evaluate the                        of the collection-of-information
                                                    received in response to this action rule,               potential impacts of forage fish harvest               requirements contained in this proposed
                                                    no further activity is contemplated. If                 on existing fisheries, fishing                         rule may be submitted to the Greater
                                                    EPA receives adverse comments, the                      communities, and the marine                            Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office and
                                                    direct final rule will be withdrawn and                 ecosystem.                                             by email to OIRA_Submission@
                                                    all public comments received will be                    DATES: Public comments must be                         omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
                                                    addressed in a subsequent final rule                    received by May 30, 2017.                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    based on this proposed rule. EPA will                                                                          Douglas Christel, Fishery Policy
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                    not institute a second comment period.                                                                         Analyst, (978) 281–9141, fax (978) 281–
                                                                                                            on this document, identified by NOAA–
                                                    Any parties interested in commenting                                                                           9135.
                                                                                                            NMFS–2017–0013, by any of the
                                                    on this action should do so at this time.                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            following methods:
                                                    Please note that if EPA receives adverse                   • Electronic Submission: Submit all
                                                    comment on an amendment, paragraph,                                                                            Background
                                                                                                            electronic public comments via the
                                                    or section of this rule and if that                     Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to                        Mid-Atlantic Council stakeholders
                                                    provision may be severed from the                       www.regulations.gov/                                   identified managing forage species as a
                                                    remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt                    #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2017-                       key concern for future action during a
                                                    as final those provisions of the rule that              0013, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,                 2011 strategic planning and visioning
                                                    are not the subject of an adverse                       complete the required fields, and enter                process. Forage species are generally
                                                    comment.                                                or attach your comments.                               considered small, mostly pelagic
                                                       For additional information, see the                     • Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional                   schooling species that serve as prey for
                                                    direct final rule which is located in the               Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic                  larger species. In 2014, the Council’s
                                                    Rules Section of this Federal Register.                 Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great                    Scientific and Statistical Committee
                                                      Dated: April 10, 2017.                                Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.                  (SSC) developed a white paper on forage
                                                    Deborah A. Szaro,                                       Mark the outside of the envelope,                      species. The paper indicated that forage
                                                    Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New                  ‘‘Comments on Mid-Atlantic Forage                      species facilitate the transfer of energy
                                                    England.                                                Proposed Rule.’’                                       from the lowest levels of the food chain
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–08113 Filed 4–21–17; 8:45 am]                Instructions: Comments sent by any                  to higher levels, highlighting the
                                                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  other method, to any other address or                  importance of forage species in
                                                                                                            individual, or received after the end of               maintaining the productivity of marine
                                                                                                            the comment period, may not be                         ecosystems. The Council recognized
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  considered by NMFS. All comments                       that although it already manages several
                                                                                                            received are a part of the public record               forage species that are the target of
                                                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        and will generally be posted for public                directed commercial fisheries (Atlantic
                                                    Administration                                          viewing on www.regulations.gov                         mackerel, longfin and Illex squid, and
                                                                                                            without change. All personal identifying               butterfish), there are other unmanaged
                                                    50 CFR Part 648                                         information (e.g., name, address, etc.),               species that serve as prey for species
                                                                                                            confidential business information, or                  important to commercial and
                                                    [Docket No. 161025999–7319–01]
                                                                                                            otherwise sensitive information                        recreational fisheries managed within
                                                    RIN 0648–BG42                                           submitted voluntarily by the sender will               the Mid-Atlantic. However, the Council
                                                                                                            be publicly accessible. NMFS will                      was concerned that insufficient
                                                    Fisheries of the Northeastern United                    accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/                  information existed to assess the
                                                    States; Mid-Atlantic Forage Species                     A’’ in the required fields if you wish to              amount of unmanaged forage species
                                                    Omnibus Amendment                                       remain anonymous). Attachments to                      currently being harvested and
                                                    AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                      electronic comments will be accepted in                associated impacts to other marine
                                                    Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                    Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF                    resources. Due to the importance of
                                                    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                      formats only.                                          forage species to the marine ecosystem
                                                    Commerce.                                                  The Council prepared an                             and the health of important commercial
                                                    ACTION: Proposed rule; request for
                                                                                                            environmental assessment (EA) for the                  and recreational fisheries, the Council
                                                    comments.                                               Unmanaged Forage Omnibus                               sought to prevent the further expansion
                                                                                                            Amendment that describes the proposed                  of commercial fishing effort on forage
                                                    SUMMARY:   NMFS proposes to approve                     action and other alternatives considered               species. Therefore, the Council wanted
                                                    and implement measures included in an                   and provides a thorough analysis of the                to maintain existing commercial
                                                    omnibus amendment submitted by the                      impacts of the proposed measures and                   fisheries at recent levels until it could
                                                    Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management                         alternatives considered. Copies of the                 collect more detailed information to
                                                    Council that would manage forage                        Unmanaged Forage Omnibus                               evaluate the potential impacts of forage
                                                    species within Mid-Atlantic Federal                     Amendment, including the EA, the                       fish harvest on existing fisheries, fishing
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                                                    waters. This amendment would                            Regulatory Impact Review, and the                      communities, and the marine
                                                    implement an annual landing limit,                      Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis are                ecosystem.
                                                    possession limits, and permitting and                   available from: Christopher Moore,                        On December 8, 2014, the Council
                                                    reporting requirements for Atlantic chub                Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic                       initiated an action to begin protecting
                                                    mackerel and certain previously                         Fishery Management Council, Suite 201,                 previously unmanaged forage species in
                                                    unmanaged forage species and species                    800 State Street, Dover, DE 19901. The                 each fishery management plan (FMP)
                                                    groups within Mid-Atlantic Federal                      EA/RIR/IRFA is accessible via the                      under its jurisdiction. The purpose of
                                                    waters. The purpose of this action is to                Internet at http://                                    the action is to prevent the development


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule.
DatesWritten comments must be received on or before May 24, 2017.
ContactSusan Lancey, Air Permits, Toxics, and Indoor Programs Unit, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, telephone 617-918-1656, fax 617-918-0656, email [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 18881 

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